280 s, renkli resimler, İngilizce.
The famous travel writer Freya Stark wrote: "There are not so many places left where magic reigns without interruption and of all those I know, the coast of Lycia is the most magical." If you enjoy the ruins of ancient civilizations in wild and beautiful scenery, Lycia, at the foot of Turkey's Aegean coast, will give you a perfect experience. Dominated by the snowcapped Taurus Mountains and bordered by sandy beaches this region will entrance you. Historians. and archaeologists have revealed its astonishing history and unearthed remains of the art. and architecture that thrived there. Even today, they are making fascinating discoveries. The unique achievement of the Lycian people was their creation of a federation that brought. representatives of many cities together in a common parliament.. Professor Henry Matthews, author of Greco-Roman Cities of Aegean Turkey and Greek. Cities of Sicily brings the ancient cities alive by recounting their history and explaining. their architecture. As he guides readers through twenty cities, he fills in gaps by illustrating. architectural elements and sculpture that have been removed to museums..
İçindekiler
- Author’s note
- Introduction
- Antalya
- Termessos
- Phaselis
- Olympos
- Chimaera
- Rhodiapolis
- Limyra
- Arykanda
- Elmalı
- Myra
- Andriake
- Simena & Üçağız
- Kaş (Antiphellos)
- Patara
- Xanthos
- Letoon
- Pinara
- Tlos
- Telmessos (Fethiye)
- Kaunos
- Travel, accommodation and food
- Further reading
- Glossary
